Lasting machine



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Filed July 29, 1932 10 Sheets-Sheet 9 Nov. 6, 1934. B. JORGENSEN LASTING MACHINE Filed July 29, 1952 10 Sheets-Sheet 10 'A mm VII/[[1111] als Patented Nov. 6, 1934 "rear oFFrcE LASTING MACHINE Bernhardt Jorgensen, Beverly, Mass., assignor to United ShoeMachinery Corporation; Paterson, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey ,n Application July 29, 193,2, serial-No.- 625,568

157 Claims.

"This-inventionrelates to machines yfor use in lasting shoes.. The invention is herein illustrated as applied to a machine organization of the samelgeneral `character asdiselcsed in Letters Patent No. 1,843,232, granted upon an earlier application of mine onA February 2, 1932, such a machinebeing especially' adapted for use in lasting tennis shoes'or other shoes inwhich the uppers are fastened in lasted relation-to insoles ifi-by adhesion; and objects of theinvention are to rovide certain improvements in anorganization of that character. It-is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to vmachines 4of that particular type nor to ma- 'chines for operating upon shoes of that particular kind.

-In one aspect, the'invention"aims to improve, under some conditions, the results 'of the lasting operation in locations ator-near the junction of the shank portion and the heel-end portion of a shoe. VWith this object inview, the invention provides novel means-for wiping the lsides of the upper heightwise of the'L last in the vicinityoi" its'*-heel'end portion, the consti-uction `shown 5 comprising upwiping devices arranged .to act at the sides of the last where. the .forward ends oflthe counter areflocated. `As illustrated; these devices are combined with alxheel :band that clampsithe upper'laround fthe heel end of the S05-last and are movably mounted Von arms that support 'the ends.ofLthelheelrband the upwiping-operation being 'effected by heightwise movement' vof the *last andfshoe, together with the heel rbandg relatively to the'fupwiping `devices. Among other advantages, this upwiping means assists in .,avoiding, under some'conditions, ob-

jectionable results such as might arise fromla tendencyY oivtheheel: band to tip `the counter heightwise of the lastf and thus Ito `displace'lthe ing the uppermaterials tightly and smoothly to forward ends of` the counterr and other lupper materials attached .thereto` out of their .proper relation 4to the insole.

In accordance with another feature, the .inventionprovides novelmeans for; controlling an end-clamping band,he1ein shown as the heel band, a particular object being to avoid any possibility'` of objectionabledisplacement of the upper around the Yend ofthe last by the action st the band thereon as the band is applied' to th-zshoe.` "itis'acharacteristic of the organization of the illustrated machine that the ends of the heel band are connectedto spring-controlled arins'thai', `tend `to open theV bandf and are movable inwardly toward thevsi'desbf theshoe. in i `response to pressure ot the end'iaceofV the shoe on the intermediate `portieri of the band, the band as a whole being Amovable lengthwise. of the shoe to apply it to the shoe. Forthe purpose in view the construction shown comprises me'ansfor-adjustably controlling these arms` insuch manner that theband is substantiaUycentralized laterally with respect towthe shoe Sandv has approximately the contour. that it is to assume when in clamping positionbeforeit 'is applied to the shoe. Asillustrated, `the arms' are controlled by members zthat are connected for equalizedA adjusting movements toward or from eachother and serve as `llimiting stops to determine. the normal :positions-l of .thearmar .the members, however, being yieldable `to'permit the ends of` the band .to be wedged artherlapart by the shoeif thedistance-between them should be lessthan .the width of the heel end of the shoe. 1 :Novel `rneansis furthenprovided for controlling the marginal portion of the upper materials (herein frequently referred to inclusively as the upper) to assist `in lasting the upper Atightly and smoothly over the last and the insole, 'this means being shown as applied to mechanisms with which the machine is equipped for lasting the opposite side portions ofthe shoe between its toe and heel end portions. These mechanisms comprise, as heretofore;v flexible lasting straps for Working the upper heightwse of the `last by frictional contact therewith, and members 'that act through the straps toflay the-margin of the upper inwardly over the insole; and-for the purpose in view there are provided on theselasting mechanisms devices that clamp themargin ofzthenupper yieldinglyf against the-straps and serve as retarders, 'permitting the iupper -to slip` out from between them f and 'the straps beforeithe lasting operation is completed. These devices accordingly assist thestraps in conformthe sides of the last and also in laying, the marginal portion of the'materials over the .-insole without any objectionable wrinkles.

A novel feature of the invention is also tobe recognized in ,improved means for clamping an upper around an end of a last, this means being hereirnshownasarranged to clamp the upper around the toe end of the last and also to wipe the upper heightwise of the lastin the course'of the operation of the machine. As illustrated,Y there is provided a flexible band for engaging the-:upper around the toe, a plurality of spring fingers arranged to `extend `heightwise of the last `in a series about the toe to control the band,

and acoil spring extending around the series of Fili iingers to assist in pressing the band rmly, yet yieldingly, against the upper.

Improved means is further provided for controlling the insole in the lasting operation, and

las illustrated also for controlling portions of the margin of the upper, this means being herein shown as arranged to operate at the toeend portion of the shoe. The construction shown comprises a plurality of members that engage the insole respectively at the end and the sides of the toe to press it close to the last and also to press the margin of the upper against theAv edges of the inwardly moving wipers, vthe dii-A ferent members being yieldable heightwiseoi the last independently of one another in response to wedging action of the wipers thereon to permit the upper to be wiped inwardly between them and the insole. Since the different memheisl are thus independently yieldable, the insole is effectively controlled both at the sides and at the end of the toe until the wipers have begun to wipe the upper inwardly over its edge' .ally with substantial accuracy, so as to insure that the toe will be substantially centralized relatively to the toe wipers in the lasting operation. For this purpose the machine herein shown is provided with members that are arg ranged to engage the upper at the opposite sides of the forepart to determine the lateral position of the last and shoe, these members being connected for equalized adjusting movements toward or from each other for positioning shoes of different sizes. As` illustrated, the arrangement is such that in the operation of the machine the last and shoe are moved heightwise in a direction to carry them away from the positioning members. Such positioning means, in an organization of the character disclosed, serves especially to insure that the forepart of the shoe will not be displaced laterally by the side-lasting mechanisms when the latter are moved inwardly into contact with the sides of the shoe.

Further to determine accurately the relation of the forepart of the upper to the lasting means, the invention provides novel means that may be utilized to engage the upper in jig holes formed therein. In the construction herein shown this means comprises jig pins arranged.

Isuch that the jig pins are withdrawn from the upper under control of a member that is movable by the operator to start the power operation of the machine.

Still other features of the invention herein .illustrated as improvements in the organization disclosed in the previously mentioned Letters Patent comprise improved means for insuring against damage to the machine through interference of the lasting means with mechanism provided for removing the shoe after the lasting operation; improved means for closing end-lasting wipers, herein shown as the heel wipers, laterally of the shoe; means for adjustably controlling a device that is mounted for tipping movements to determine by contact with the shoe bottom the position of end-lasting wipers; novel means for releasing a member or presser foot that engages the bottom of the shoe to permit the shoe to be pressed more rmly against the lasting wipers; means whereby an insole-controlling device engaging the shank yportion Ioi the insole may be adjusted laterally movement of the member normally utilized for` that purpose.

The above and other features of the invention, including various novelA details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described by reference to the accompanying ldrawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. l isI a View in front elevation of the upper portion of a machine in which the features of the invention are embodied;

Fig. 2 is a view of the same portion of the machine in right-hand side elevation;

Fig. 3 shows partly in iront elevation and partly in section, on an enlarged scale, portions of the machine at the right-hand side of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line IV-IV oi' Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of portions of the structure shown near the right-hand side of Fig. 1, with parts broken away;

Fig. 6 is a view, partly in left-hand end elevation and partly in section, of a portion of the structure shown in plan in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of portions of the heellasting mechanism;

Fig. 8 is a plan view on a lower plane of portions of the mechanism shown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a section on the line IX-IX of Fig. '7;

Fig. 10 is a plan view, with parts broken away,

showing a portion of the shoe-supporting means;l

Fig. 11 is a section on the line XI-XI of Fig. l0;

Fig. 12 is a section on the line XII-XII oi Fig. 8;

Fig. 13 is a vertical section sho-wing parts of the side-lasting mechanisms with the means for controlling the margin of the upper materials;

Fig. 14 shows in elevation portions of the structure shown in Fig. 13 as viewed from the righthand side of the latter;

Fig. 15 is a plan view of parts shown in Fig. 13;

Fig. 16 is a plan View of the toe-lasting mechanism and parts associated therewith, with por- K tions of the structure broken away;

` lengthwise of the shoe;

Fig. 19 is a plan view, with parts in section,

M lso structure assit .is necessary `to refer to for an novaeeo showinggfportionsfof the toe-lasting mechanism oma lower plane than in Fig.y `16;

Fig. =20showsoin elevation portions `of the structureshown inrFig. *19, with parts broken away; Y

iFigJ21-.eisiaviewin front elevation, with parts in'sectionoftmeans operating at the toe end of the shoe to depress fthe shoe andto control the insolel and zupper;

Fig. 22nis an yinverted plan view of portions of the structure shown 'in' Fig. `21;

fFig..` 23 `is a `section on vthe .line XXIII-XXIII of Fig..21;

VFig; `24 is a plan view, with parts in section, showing means with which the machine may be provided fort determining the'positionof the toe end ofthe upper; y

VFig. 25 `shown in left-hand end elevation portionsy of the structure shown in Fig. 24,with parts broken away;

`Fig. 26,1is1asection on 'the line XXVI-XXVI off: Fig; 24 ;4 .and

Fig.. 27 isa section on vthe line XXVII-.XXVII ofzFig. 24.

Since theinvention, as previously stated, is herein illustratedas applied to a machine the generalworganization of Vwhich is, for the most part,'substantially as disclosed in the above-mem tionedrLetters Patent, only such parts of the 31 .(Fig.i 1), .thisslidercarrying aflast pin 32 arranged totenter the spindlehole'in the heel end of fthe last. The last pin is vmounted on a threaded rod 34 Vadjustable heightwise and lengthwise `of theshoe by devices shown in Fig.

10 Awhich neednotvberdescribed in detail since --they are' constructed substantially as in the earlieramachine. In vthe construction herein shown, howeverpthelast pin .32 isvnot fixed in invariable relation `to the Arod 34, but is adjustable relatively fto the rod aboutan axis 'extending lengthwise-,of` the shoe and located substantially at the bottom face of the heel and of a shoe made on a last-of :average height to permitithe'bottoms of :the toeends of shoes made on lasts of widely `vdiiierent `styles, tobe positioned in proper relation to the plane of the toeelasting wipers notwithstanding such variations as there may be in the angular relation of :the spindle -holes to the bottoms of the foreparts of the different lasts.

For:this-purpose the last `pin is mounted on al -blockf 36 provided with'fianges that extend into guideways: 38 `(Figs. 10 and 1l) formed in upstanding portions of a. head 40 on the rod 34, these guideways and flanges being curved about `anfaxis located substantially as above described.

'Itwillthus be `seen that as the block 36 is moved in one direction orV the other laterally of the shoe the last pin 32 is tipped as required without any substantial vbodily lateral displacement of portions of the heelend of the shoe near its bottom'face. To secure the block 36 in the .proper adjusted position suitable for lasts of agiven style and for right and' left lastsy of that style, one of the anges on the ,block is provided with aplurality `of teeth 42 (Fig. 10) and inthe adjacent side of ,the head 40 therefare slidingly mounted :pins 44 with tapered ends arranged to projectffbetween adjacent teeth 42. .The pins 44 are controlled by a plate 46 which bearsupon shoulders on the pins `and is held normally pressed against the side of the head 40 by a spring 48. `Itvwill be understood that either `pin may be pulled outward against the resistance o'ithe spring 48to permit adjustment of the bloeit4 36. In Figs. 10 and 11 the block is shown in a central position between the pins,;as may be required-by certain lasts, provision being afforded for a small amount'of` `movement of the block in one direction or the other before it is stopped by either of the pins.

For lasting the heel.` end of the shoe there are provided, substantially as in the earlierfma chine, a pair of wipers (Fig. 7) and a iiexible heei band 52, these parts `being carried by a slide 54 which is guided for movements lengthwise of :the shoe on apair4 of horizontal rods `56, one-o which is shownin Fig.' 3, projecting from the vertically movable shoe support slide 3U. The slide 54 is maintained initially in an idle position comparatively remote `from the shoe 4by l secured to the outer ends of the rods 56. The 7 latch58 is moved by the operator to release the slide 54 prior to the starting of `the power operation o the machine `to cause the clamping of theupper about the heel end of the last by the heel band 52. includes a rod 66 corresponding to the, rod 9U shown in the previously mentioned Letters Patent; thisrod, however, in the construction herein shown being connected to a lever 68 Ypivoted on the `bracket 64 and on which the latch member 58 iszmounted.

For returning the slide 54 to its initial position where lit `is .held by the latch 58 thema- The mechanism for this purpose chinexherein shown .has automatic mechanism which'. acts thrcugha chain 7G connected` at one end; to vthe sldeand extending over a pulley f72 on the bracket 64. This chain 'is connected to the upper end oi a rod 74 which corresponds to .the rod 138 of the above-mentioned Letters Patent fand, as in the machine there shown, is

arranged to be operated at its lower end by a treadle `wlrrereby the slide 54 may be returned to its initial position by the operator in case of its accidental release at any time or in case it should be desired to return it for any `other reason'prior to the power operation of the machine. In the construction herein shown the rod 74.is 'in two parts connected by a turnbuckle 76 (Fig. 2) which supports aV buffer spring '78, this springV having mounted on its upper end a washer 80 arranged to be engaged by a verticallymovable `arm 82 through an opening in which the rod 74 extends. The arm 82 is fast on a reciprocatory link 84 .which corresponds to the link 864 shown in the previously mentioned Letters Patent and is a part of automatic means with which the machine is provided for removing the shoe from the shoe support after the lasting operations have been completed, this M means including an oscillatory shoe-carrying arm S5 having shoe-gripping means 37 thereon ment to carry the shoe to a position in which it is released. This arm is swung into position to grip the shoe by downward movement of the link 84 at a predetermined time in the automatic operation of the machine, and in the construction herein shown the arm 82 is carried by this movement of the link 84 into position to act yieldingly through the spring 78 on the rod 74 to move the slide 54 away from the shoe into position to be caught and held by the latch 58. By this means insurance is aiorded that the heel-lasting mechanism, including the heel band and the wipers, will be withdrawn from the shoe before the shoe-removing mechanism arrives in position to grip the shoe, so as to avoid any possibility of damage to the machine by contact of the shoe-removing mechanism with the lasting mechanism. The mechanism disclosed in the prior Letters Patent for bringing the machine to a stop automatically in case the heel-lasting mechanism should accidentally occupy a position close to the shoe when the shoe-removing mechanism is operated is accordingly dispensed with as unnecessary.

The heel band 52, which comprises a iiexible member mounted on a chainlike carrier 88 (Fig. 8), is supported at its 'forward ends by levers 90 which are fastened between their ends to vertical rock shafts 92 mounted on the slide 54 as in the earlier machine, these levers being connected at their rear ends by a spring 93 which tends to swing their forward ends or arms apart but is yieldable to permit these arms to be drawn inwardly toward the shoe by pressure ci the end face of the shoe aganstthe intermediate portion of the band. In the construction herein shown there is provided means for adjustably controlling the levers 90 in such manner that the heel band has approximately the contour that it assumes when clamping the shoe and is also substantially centralized laterally with respect to the heel end of the shoe before it is advanced toward the shoe by the movement of the slide 54, so as to guard against any excessive forward wipingl action on the upper at one -side or the other with the possible result of displacing the upper. For this purpose there are provided a pair of curved arms 94 which are mounted for swinging movements on horizontal studs 96 mounted on a bracket 98 on the slide 54, these arms being connected together for equalized swinging movements toward or from each other by means of gear sectors 100 (Figs. 2 and 8) thereon and extending into positions to serve as limit stops in engagement with the rear end portions ofthe levers 90. For controlling and adjusting the arms 94 there is supported on one of them a spindle 102 which is slidably mounted in an opening in the arm and has a knurled head 104 on its outer end, the spindle being threaded in a nut 106 which is slidably mounted in a socket in the arm. Bearing on the nut 105 is a' spring 108 which tends to force the nut and the spindle inwardly, the inward movement of the nut being limited, however, by a pin 110 which also prevents the nut from turning. The spindle 102 is arranged to engage at its inner end the adjacent side face of the slide 54 and thus to limit adjustably the distance apart that the band-supporting arms of the levers 90 can be swung by the spring 93 while maintaining these arms at equal distances from a xed point between them. Preferably the spindle will be so adjusted, in accordance with the size of the shoe, that the vends of the heel band will be close to the sides of the shoe as the band is carried by the slide 54 into shoe-engaging position. In case the ends of the band should be so adjusted that thedistance between themv is less than the width of the heel end of the shoe, the spring 108 will yield to permit the ends of the band and their supporting arms to be swung farther apart by the wedging action of the shoe thereon. On the other hand, the construction described permits the band-supporting arms of the levers 90 to be swung farther towardv 'each other by pressure of the shoe on the intermediate portion of the band if the ends of the band are spaced, as usual, somewhat fartherapart than the width of theheel end of the shoe.

Theheel-lasting wipers 50, as in the machine shown in the prior Letters Patentyare mounted for swinging movements on a vertical pin 112 (Fig. 7) carried by the head 114 of a hollow plunger 116 which serves as a wiper carrier and is mounted for lengthwise movements and for turning movements in a holder 118. The holder 118 is mounted by means of trunnions 120 on the forked upper end of a plunger 122 (Fig. 3) which is movable vertically in a recess in the slide 54 and is depressible against the resistancel of a spring 124. Further yielding support for the wipers is provided by spring-controlledV plungers 126 mounted in the levers 90 that carry the heel band. In the construction herein shown there is further provided a spring 128 (Fig. 3) which by its tendency to swing the holder 118 in one direction maintains the wipers 50 at all times in contact with the plungers 126. The wipers are advanced lengthwise of the shoe by forward movement of the plunger 116 eected, as in the earlier machine, by the operation of a bell-crank lever 130 which in the construction herein shown is provided with a plate 132 arranged to engage a'roll 134 on the end of the plunger 116. The plate 132 has a stem 136 (Fig. 4) slidingly mounted in a bearing in the lever 130 and engaged by a screw 138 by which the plate 132 may be adjusted to vary the amount of movement lengthwise of the shoe imparted tothe wipers by the operation of the lever. The stem 136 has a slot therein to receive a stud on the end of a screw 140 which prevents accidental removal of the plate 132 from the lever 130 while permitting the necessary adjustment, and to prevent accidental turning of the adjusting screw 138 there is provided a spring-pressed pin 142 with a rounded end arranged to enter one or another of a plurality of slots 144 in the screw.

As the wipers 50 are advanced lengthwise of the shoe by movement of the plunger 116 they are closed laterally of the shoe about the pin 112 by the action of links 146 (Fig. 7) connected to crossed arms 148 that project from the wipers as in the earlier machine. In the construction herein shown the links 146 are pivotally connected at their outer ends to pins 150 carried by a yoke 152 which is supported by the holder Y 118 and is guided for movements along the holder 118 to limit movement of the yoke 152 relatively to the holder. The yoke 152 carries a screw 158 the end of which is arranged to engage a bracket 160 (Fig. 3) which is fastened to a carrier 162 j y 'I'heends ofthe screws 156 project into slots 157 in the holder *45 hereinafter referred to as provided with means I continues. wipers laterally-lof `the shoe through the action fic-,emessi fLetters `latent.ach of these side-lastingmechanisms includes a casing 184 (Fig.` 1) mounted `for swinging `movements, laterally of the shoe `for"depressi-ng*'the heel-wipers and the-shoein the operationofthe machine, andA it will Vbe `understoodthat on engagement of Athe screw -with-lithe bracket-movement of-the `yoke 152 is stopped while the movement of theiplunger 116 `This -results the closing of -t-he of the `links 146; 1 By adjustment -ofthe screw 158 theI amount-of closing movement thus im- -parted'vto the wipers-maybe varied. Since it is Vthe -member 162, Isupported independently `oi the slide 54, -thatresists the 'for-Ward movements -of'lfthe -links ---146- to -eiectthe closingiof A the -wipersfthere is rio-increase, infthis operationen the pressure'oftheheelL band ori-the shoe such as mightltend `tdtip the-shoe and unduly depress' its .forepart relatively tothe toe wipers. `As inthe earlier rmachine, the *forward movement ofthe; plunger-116iis effected against the resistance'of aspring 1641(Fg. '7)which acts to `ret'u-rnthe plunger and the wipers to their -initialgpositions aiterthey-have operatedjon a shoe.

Inl order tolimprovereonditionsat A or near the junction oftheshank portion'- and the-heel-end o `52A and; the, portions ctloe upper that are operated upon 4by" lthe` side-lastingmechanisms the machine herein-showrris provided vwith means for wiping upwardlyrtoward the'edge of the insole portionsk ofthe "upper vwhere the `forward endsA ofthe counter are located. f AFor 4this purpose 4the *heel band is `somewhat shortened, I as compared with thewearlier construction; and upwpingydevices'are; mountedon the forward ends of 'thepjlevers 'QOI'adjacent'tothe ends of- `theheel band,v as illustrated-in Figs." 3, 8 and 12. *Each of 1 4these iupwiping devices -g'complfses a carrier 1166 Vhaving an upwardly Vextending portion provided'with` a socket tof receive astem4 168 -eX tending'downwardly from a block-170 en which is fastened. a pad 172v for; engagement with `the upper. ,IheV stemyl/SS,- while -rnounted toturn in the socket 'inthe carrier. lito'permit `the block `170 to adjustitself tothe-shoe; is Aheld against upward.' movement"relativelyyto the carrier by a pin l'l'dfwhichiextends,into a slot in `the stem. The carrier 166 is pivoted at V176 to a vertical rod 1*?8 vsiidingly mounted in anopening in the lever 90, the rod having a screw j180 threaded in its upper vendthehead of which is, arranged to engage thejlever 90 to'limit downward movement of.' the, carrier, 4166. A spring-pressed plunger V182 in. thelevcrt'QG tendsto'force the carrier downwardly and also totip'it about'the pivot 176, its tipping movement being limited, when there is no shoe inthe machine', vbit-engagement with a shoulder 183 on the rod"'178. `vBy reference to Figs. 3.and12 it willbe seen'that initially, after thelpads 172' havebeenapplied to the shoeby the'rnovementsvofl the levers" 90 lin closing the heel band about 'thejshod-eachupwiping'device 'engages theshoel 'at' a `substantial distance below the `edge ofythe insole, andfto 'eiiectfthe upwiping,operationl each rcarrier166 is'l held against downward movement;whenV the shoe and its support, `togetlfierwith thejslide .541tlrat carriesthdheelban'd and thejwipers, areiorced downwardly ltolcause; an. upwinine ,of the. upper bythesde-iastns. ,mechanismseperatine at the sides ofil the 'shank portion ,of 'the shoev in the manner`disclosed in'"the previously mentioned -the aX-is ofthe rod=il92- about the axis of' a-horizontal rod 1:86 that supports-the casing;r and as herein'shown there is fastened on-the-.side ofi-each casi-ng an abutment' 188 arranged tozengage a-roll 190 on the adjacent-carrier" ldto h oid the carrier against ldownward movement when thelevers moved-downward withfthe shoe. wiping operation thus eiected portions `of the 90 are By the upupper'i-where `the forward endsof the counter lare'located are draw-n tightly upward to counter- Vact anytendency that `there may be under some conditions for theheel band to tip the counter and thus to depress its forward endsI together with otherpertiens of the -upper materials-that may-beat-taehedthereto. Insuranceis `thus af,- f-fcrded `against any objectionable wrinkling of 'the uppenimlnediately at the rearA of the por- `tonsthat are-wiped upwardly by the 4side-lasting mechanisms 'The previous-ly mentioned carrier 162'- is" yfast on--a vertical-rod 192 (Figs: 1 and 3) mounted ion turning movementsand `alsovfor up and =down -nioyernentsA in'bearings inthe frame, as in"-the-inachine-shown in'lthe previously mentioned Letters lPatent.

Supported on the carrier vl`162- by-means hereinafter described is a presse-refont 19e-arranged to'engagethe bottom off thevheelend oitheishoe, :the presser foot be- Aing-rnov-ed to; a position over (the shoe bottom byiswingmg'movement ofthe carrier; 162 about VThe ereatcr the carrier- -162--is moved-downwardly to assist in depressing the -shoe and 4its supporting slide 30,

together-with `the heel band and -the wipers, against the resistance of ythe previously-men- `-tionedspringf-31which controls the slide 30.

heel-wipers are positioned initiallyA by the spring-controlledplungers 122 and 126 in a `higherplane than/their operating plane, and

asfthe carrier 162 is moved downwardly to carry the presser foot 194` into engagement `witlfr the yshoe before depressing the shoe; the carrier acts tojdepress 'thewipers to a position determined byengagement ofthe presser foot with the heel end of the insole. For this purpose the carrier is providedwith a Vserew1$}6 arranged to `engage the top of-the forked upper end ofthe mined by theshoe, with respect to tipping moverments `about'the`axis of the plunger 116. For this `purposegthese arms are parts of a block 200 on -which'the presser foot 194 is supported,

this block being sc mountednorr the carrier 162 as to permitit to rock ortip laterally of the shoe. "Erovision for such rocking movement is afforded by"studs202 (Fig. 6)` on 'which are mounted' rollsZOl whichjlie incur-ved slots 206 iwthiefblosk ZOOand 011 Whichlthe bleek .is Supported- Ihe bleek; 200, therefore, is. rocked toV a position1deterifvfiinedf by engasementof the bottom' ,faceu'of `the heel `end of each shoe with the .atloweriacao .the presserfootA 194, .S0 that" the wipers z 50,. are adjusted t0 Whatever aterslslopeithere ,may-.be Onthe heel end of the ,shoezbottom .TIOA facilitate ,this operation there is provided, in the construction herein shown, ,means for, adiustably. limiting themfskmovements .of the block 200 in opposite: di: reetions, so that initially the block will not be 4which by means of right and left hand screw threads formed on a spindle 212 swiveled in lugs on a member 213 that is fast on a block 214 mounted in the block 200 are adjustable in unison toward or from each other. By turning the spindle 212 the ngers 210 can accordingly be set to determine symmetrically by their engagement with the stop screw 208 the proper limits of rocking movements of the block 266 for right and left shoes made on lasts of any given style. l

As above explained, the presser foot 194 by its engagement with the shoe determines the height or" the wipers 50 relatively to the bottom of the shoe, and this relation between the shoe and the wipers can be varied by adjustment of a screw 215 (Fig. 3) which is threaded in the block 214. Between this screw and the presser foot, in the construction herein shown, there is provided mechanism which is operated at a predetermined time in the cycle of the machine to release the presser foot for upward movement so that the spring 31 which controls the shoe support slide 30 can force the shoe upwardly against the Wipers 50 and increase the vpressure of the wipers on the overwiped margin of the upper. This mechanism comprises a latch 216 pivoted at 218 on a slide 220 which is vertically movable vin a guideway in the block 200 and on the lower end of which the presser foot 194 is pivotally mounted, the latch being arranged normally to engage a downwardly facing shoulder formed on another slide 222 in vertical alinement with the slide 220 and against the upper end of which the adjusting screw 215 bears. A spring 224ftends to maintain the latch 216 in the normal position illustrated in Fig. 3, and with the latch in this position the presser foot is held positively by the screw 215 against upward movement relatively to the block Near the end of the operative movement of the wipers 50 in wiping the margin of the upper over the insole the forward end of the head 114 of the plunger 116 engages the lower end of the latch 216 and swings the upper end of the latch out of engagement with the slide 222. This serves to release the slide 220, so that the presser foot is no longer held positively down by the screw 215, and permits the shoe to be pressed more rmly up against the wipers as described. In the return of the parts to starting positions the slide 220 is moved downward relatively to the slide 222 until the upper end of the latch 216 is again swung by the spring 224 into position under the shoulder on the slide "222. To insure such return of the latch there is mounted in the slide 222 a spring 226 which acts through a pin 228 in engagement with the slide 220 to separate this slide and the slide 222 suiciently for the purpose in view, the pin 228 having a head on its upper end that limits chine is further provided with means for *press* `ing the insole close to the bottom of the last at the opposite sides of the shank portion as the opposite side lasting mechanisms begin to lay the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole, this means comprising insole-engaging members 229 (Figs. 3 and 5) vcarried by an arm 230 which is supported for upward and downward swinging movements on the block 200 which carries the heel presser foot 184. The swinging movements of the arm 236 to carry the members 229 into and out of engagement with the insole are effected through a crank arm 232 connected by a link .234 to another crank arm 236 which is connected to the arm 230. In the construction herein shown the arm 236 is fast on a rock shaft 238 (Fig. 6) supported at its ends by conical pivots 240, and the arm 230 which carries the members 229 is adjustable along this rock shaft to position the members 229 in better relation to the bottoms of shoes made on lasts of diierent styles. To this end the hub portion 242 of the arm 230 is slidably mounted on the shaft 238, but is connected to the shalt by a key 244 (Fig. 3) so-as to turn with the shaft, and for sliding the hub along the shaft there is provided a rod 246 lslidingly mounted in a member 248 on the block 200 and carrying at its inner end a member 256 which projects into a groove 252 formed in the hub 242. On the outer end of the rod 246 is a head 254 for moving it. There is further provided means for maintaining the arm 23() in any one of three adjusted positions, comprising a springpressed ball 256 (Fig. 3) arranged to enter any l5- one of three recesses 258 (Fig. 6) formed in the shaft 238.

As described in detail in the previously mentioned Letters Patent, each of the opposite sidelasting mechanisms, as shown in Figs. 13 and 14, comprises a plurality of flexible lasting straps 260 connected at their upper ends to lasting gures 262 which are mounted on the upper end of an arm 264 in the casing 184, the arm 264 being mounted at its lower end for swinging movements laterally of the shoe von the same rod 186 (Fig. l)y thatJ supports the casing 184. At their lower ends the straps 26() are connected to blocks 266 pivotally mounted on yieldingly controlled arms 268 which are supported on the casing 184. Prior to the starting of the power operation of the machine the two opposite cas ings 184 are released by the operator to the action of a spring 276 which swings them toward each other to clamp the upper at the sides ci ,-2-

the last in locations along the shank portion of the shoe by the straps 260 and the blocks 266, as illustrated in Fig. 13. Thereafter, in 'the power operation of the machine, the shoe is depressed as hereinbefore described to effect an upwiping of the upper by the straps 266, and then by swinging movements of the arms 264 the ngers 262, which are yieldingly controlled by these arms, are forced inwardly toward each other and act through the straps 260 to layy the marginal portion of the upper over the insole, the ngers moving relatively to the straps by reason of spring connections 271 between the fingers and the straps. Thereafter, by the action of devices 272, the ngers 262 are rocked to press the margin of the upper more firmly down upon the insole, all as described in detail in the prior Letters Patent. After the 'sidelasting devices have thus operated upon the shoe in locations adjacent to the heel-end portion of i the shoe-.they-are movedrforwardly and operate afsecondztime. upon the shoe in locations -adjacent to thelneans that lasts the forepart ofxthe shoe.-

For-.better control of: the upper at the sides of the shoel in operating upon some kinds of shoes, and especially in operating upon shoes that include `a lining as one of a plurality of layers .of upper materials, each of the opposite side-lasting mechanisms, in the machine herein shown, is provided with means for clamping the marginal portion `of` the upper materials againstfthe straps 260, as illustrated in Fig. 13. The means thus associated with each of the side-lasting mechanisms comprises a iiexible resilient clamping plate 274 provided with a plurality orY fingers 276 for engaging the upper materials at the inner side of the latter, the plate being fast on a bar. 278 which is pivoted at280 vonthe forked `upper end of a member 282 the ,lower end of which is threaded in a supporting` rod-284. The rod 284 is slidingly mounted. for movements laterally of the shoe in a socket formed in an upward extension 286 of a member 288 vwhich is. fast on the arm 264 and supportsy the lasting fingers 262. Springs 290 (Figs. 14 andl) connected to a pin 292 in the rodF 284. and also to a pin 294 in the extension 286tend to pull the rod 284 outwardly and thus assist in. maintaining the fingers 276 yieldingly in. clamping engagement with. the upper materials, as illustrated in Fig. 13. Further to assist in holdingrthe fingers in clamping position there is provided a spring 296 the lower end of t which isi seated in a recessin the rod 284 and the upper end .in a recess in the bar 278, the spring thus acting to swing the inner end of this bar and theiclampingngers downwardly. The limit of such swinging movement of the bar A278-.is vadjustably determined by a screw 298 which vis threaded in the bar and at its lower end engages the rod 284. In its swinging movements thebar 278 is guided by lugs 300 on the extension 286,` and thelatter is provided with aslot r302througll .which the member 282 and the spring 296 extend. When the parts are in the positionsillustrated in Fig. 13 the outer end OttheTba'rV 27.8 is over-a block 304 adjustably secured,4 to a member 306 which is held by the pin 294 .on .theouter end of the extension 286.

It will. be. understood that when the shoe is r'st mounted in the machine the marginal portions of thefupper materials at the opposite sides of .theshoe extendV upwardly between the opposite sets of. fingers 276, the iingers being at this time in engagement with the straps 260, and this. relation is maintained until after the opposite `side-lasting mechanisms havel received their preliminary inward movements into clamping relation to the upper prior to the starting of the power .operation of the machine. By the use of knobs..307 Von thev outer ends of the bars 278 the operator then-slides these bars and the rods 284 inwardly against `the resistance of the springs 290,*.at the Sametime swingingrthe-bars to lift the `fingers-276, until the lingers Vare positioned at:the inner sides of the upwardly projecting marginaltportions of the upperY materials. The operatorj'then. permits the springs 296 and 280 to swing-,the -ngers downwardly and to move them outwardly-'until they; are in posi-tionsl toiclampythe Iupper materials -against the straps 26,0;.as.illustrated in. Fig. 13.` The outer ends of thebars 278 are then over the blocks 304which insuresthat `;tl'1e iinge rs willbeihelcl downward.

in proper clamping positions. When the last and shoe are depressedto cause the straps 260 to Wipe the upper upwardly, the fingers 276 by their frictional contact with the marginal portion of the upper materialsI assist in conforming the materials tightly and smoothly to the sides of the last. Thereafter, as the arms 264 are swung inwardly to cause the lasting fingers 262 to lay the margin of the upper over the insole as hereinbefore described, the clamping fingers 276 are carried inwardly with the arms while still controlling the margin of the upper materials, permitting the latter, however, to slip out from between the ngers and the straps as the overlaying operation progresses. Insurance is thus afforded that the margin of the upper materials will be laid smoothly over the insole. When the side-lasting mechanisms perform their second operation on the shoe near the iorepartlasting means the ngers 276 remain idle-since their use to control the materials at that time is unnecessary.

For wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole around the toe the machine herein shown is provided with toe-embracing wipers constructed and operated substantially as in the earlier machine, the wipers comprising a pair of end wiper plates 308 (Figs. 16 and 18) and a pair of side wiper plates 309 which operate at the ends of the plates 308. The plates 308 are pivoted on a stud 310 for swinging movements laterally of the shoe, the stud being mounted on a slide 312 by which the plates 308 are advanced lengthwise of the shoe. The side plates 309, on the other hand, are mounted only for swinging movements laterally of the shoe. Operative movements are imparted to the several toe wiper plates by a rock shalt 314 which in the construction shown is connected to the slide 312 through ico its

a gear sector 316 in engagement with teeth on a rack bar 318 which is fast on the slide. Movements laterally of the shoe are imparted to the plates 308 and 309 by rack bars 320 operated by the roel: shaft 314, The connections between the rack bars 320 and the different wiper plates need not be described in detail, since they are substantially as disclosed in the previously mentioned Letters Patent, except that the members 322, corresponding to the members 316 of the previously mentioned Letters Patent, are connected to the rack bars 320 by links 324 instead of by gear and rack teeth as in the earlier construction.

Mention has previously been made of depression of the shoe and its support at a predeterprovided, as in the earlier machine, a toe presser foot 326 (Figs. 21 and 22) carried by an arm 328 supported by alined posts 330 and 332 (Fig. l.) which are mounted for vertical movements and for turning movements in bearings in the frame of the machine. As the shoe is thus depressed its toe end bears upon a toe rest 334 (Fig. 18) mounted on the upper end of a hollow plunger 336 which is slidingly mounted in a holder 338 and is depressible by the shoe against the resistance of a spring 840. pivoted at 342 for swinging movement lengthwise of the-shoe against the resistance oi' a spring-controlled plunger 344 to cause the toe rest 334 by frictional engagement with the upper atthe topV ofthe forepart .to givethe. upperaa...v

The holder 338 is ist forward pull. To effect this result the plunger 336 carries a roll 346 which is engaged by a cam face 348 on a fixed member 350 to swing the holder 338 and the toe rest as the plunger 336 is depressed by the shoe. These parts are all substantially as in the earlier machine. In the present construction there is further provided means for varying the amount of upper-pulling movement thus imparted to the toe rest 334, comprising a screw 352 threaded in the member 350 with its inner end in position to engage the roll 346. By turning the screw 352 the initial position of the toe rest with respect to swinging movement may be varied, with a resulting variation in the amount of swinging movement that is imparted to it by the cam face 348 in the operation of the machine.

As the shoe is depressed in the manner described the upper is engaged around the toe by means that wipes it upwardly prior to the action of the wipers 308 and 309 thereon and thereafter clamps it against the last, this upwiping and clamping means differing somewhat in construction from that provided in the earlier machine. As in the earlier construction, there are two holders 354 (Figs. 18 and 19) supported on a casing 356 that also supports the toe wipers and pivotally connected together by a stud 358 about which they may be swung toward and lfrom each other for shoes of different widths,

such adjustment of the holders being effected by a threaded spindle 360 connected to both of them. The lower end of the stud 358 is mounted in a slot 362 (Fig. 19) in the casing 356 which ipermits limited bodily movement of both holders 354 laterally of a shoe to conform to the position of the toe of the shoe. In the construction herein shown there is fastened to each holder 354 an upwardly extending plate 364 (Fig. 18)

'of resilient metal having vertical slots extending nearly to the lower edge thereof to provide a plurality of spring fingers 366 extending height-wise of the shoe in a series about the toe, each plate being curved in approximate conformity to the curvature of a shoe at one side of the toe. Engaging the fingers 366 at their inner sides is a flexible leather' toe band 368 shaped to conform approximately to the contour of the toe of the shoe and arranged to engage the upper to effect the upwiping operation, this band being continuous all around the toe. Fastened to the toe band 368 on its inner side, below the portion of the band that engages the shoe, are metal plates 370 engaged by spring clips372 which are fastened at their lower ends to the holders 354 and at their up- 'per ends have offset portions that enter vrecesses 374 in the plates 370 to render the clips effective to hold the toe band in place. To reinforce the spring fingers 366 and'thereby to cause the toe band to apply more effective upwiping and clamping pressure to the upper there is provided a coil spring 376'which extends horizontally around the series of fingers 366 at their outer sides and is connected at its ends to pins 378 that extend upwardly from arms 380. pivoted at 382 on the holders 354. Between the spring r376 and the ngers 366 are mounted a series of curved blocks 384 provided with recesses in which the spring is seated and by reason of which the blocks are supported by the spring. The end blocks 384 of the series are pivotally mounted on the pins 378 to which the ends of the spring 376 are connected. The arms 380 are backed up by springs 386 which tend to swing them inwardly toward the shoe, their inward movements, however, being limited by the fingers 366. As the toe end of the shoe is forced downwardly, therefore, the toe band 368 is pressed yieldingly against the upper by the spring fingers 366 and the reinforcing spring 376, as well as by the springs 386 which act on the arms 380 near the ends of the band, the band being yieldable against the resistances of these different springs to adjust itself better to lthe contour of the toe. To prevent excessive yield of the band at the end of the toe the central block 384 of the series is provided with a downward extension (Fig. 18) arranged to engage an abutmenty 388 which is fast on the casing For lasting the sides of the shoe in locations at the forward ends of the toe-lasting wipers there are provided, as in the earlier machine, flexible lasting straps 390 (Figs. 16, 18 and 20) yieldingly connected at their upper ends to the side wiper plates 309 and connected at their lower ends to bloclrs 392, one of which is shown in Fig. 20, these blocks being pivotally mounted on the upper ends of carriers 394 provided with depending shank portions 396 which are swiveled in arms 398 for movements about axes extending heightvvise of the shoe to permit the blocks 392 to adjust themselves to the lengthwise contour of theshoe. The arms 398 are pivoted at 400 on a fixed bracket 402 for swinging movements laterally of the shoe and are pulled to- Ward each other by a spring 404. Portions of the straps 390 that are engaged by the blocks 392 are thus arranged to wipe the upper upwardly toward the edge of the insole simultaneously with the upwiping action of the toe band 368 as the shoe is depressed, the arms 398 being spread apart more or less against the resistance o1' the spring 404 by the wedging action of the shoe thereon. In the construction herein shown there is provided means for adjusting the arms 398 toward or from each other which is so constructed as to permit both arms to be moved in unison in the same direction by the action of the shoe on one or the other of the blocks 392 for better insurance that the opposite lasting devices will act effectively on both sides of each shoe regardless of its shape. This adjusting means comprises a spindle 406 extending loosely through openings provided in lugs 408 on the arms 398 and having fast thereon a collar 410 which engages the inner face of the lug on the left hand arm (Fig. 20). Threaded on the spindle is a nut 412 engaging the inner face of the lug on the right hand arm. The collar 410 and the nut 412 thus determine adjustably the distance between the arms 398, and by turning the spindle relatively to the nut this distance may be varied, the nut being arranged to engage a face 414 on the adjacent the bracket 418 and tending to move the spindle 406 toward the right (Fig. 20) so as to keep the nut-412 in contact with the right hand lug margin of the upper is pressed by the toe smoothly over the insole. 4tion progresses the member 424 and the arm It will be evident that the spindle 406.

408. and the parts connected thereto do not interfere with such swinging movement of both arms 398 toward the left or right as may result from an excess of pressure on one or the other of the blocks 392 as the shoe is forced downwardly.

To insure that the margin of the insole around the toe will be close to the bottom of the last in the toe-lasting operation, and also to assist the toe wipers in wiping the margin of the upper tightly and smoothly inward over the insole, the machine herein shown is provided with mechanism on the arm 328 (Figs. 21, 22 and 23) which differs somewhat from the mechanism disclosed in the previously mentioned Letters Patent. The construction herein shown comprises an insole-engaging member 424 curved to extend around the end of the toe and other members 426 for engaging the insole at the sides of the toe. The member 424 is pivoted for movement about an axis extending laterally of the shoe on a stud 428 carried by an arm 430, the member 424 thus being permitted to adjust itself to the lengthwise contour of the shoe bottom. The arm 430 is not movable lengthwise of the shoe as in the earlier construction, but is movable only heightwise of the shoe about a horizontal rod 432 supported by a bracket 434 that is fast on the arm 328.

Y The arm 430 is further connected by a link 436 to a plunger 438 which is movable upwardly in the arm 328 against the resistance of a spring 440 mounted in a handle 442 on the arm. Downward movement of the plunger 438A is limited by the head of a screw 444 threaded in the upper end of the plunger and arranged to engage a shoulder on the arm 328. The member 424 is arranged to engage the insole near the edge of the latter and is provided with an inclined face 446 against which the wipers, the member 424 thus further acting as a retarder to render the edges of the wipers more effective in wiping the upper tightly and As the wiping opera- 430 are lifted against the resistance of the spring 440 by wedging action of the wipers on the inclined face 446, thus permitting the wipers Y to wipe the upper inwardly beneath the member The members 426 that engage the insole at the sides of the toe are mounted for limited rocking movements about axes extending laterally of the shoe on studs 443 which support these members about the previously mentioned horizontal rod 432. Springs 456 connected to lugs on the holders 454 and to a pin 458 on the arm 328 tend to turn the holders in the direction to swing the arms 450 downwardly. Movements of the arms in this direction are limited by lugs 460 on the holders 454 in engagement with shoulders on the fixed bracket 434. Other springs 462 mounted between lugs on the arms 450 and other lugs on the holders 454 tend to swing the arms 456 about the studs 452 in directions to carry the members 426 toward each other. Movements or" the arms in these directions are adjustably limited by inclined screws 464 which are g hreaded in the arms with their inner ends in engagement with lugs 466 formed on the holders 454. By this means each of the insole-engaging members 426 may be adjusted laterally of the shoe independently of the other member into proper position for engaging the insole in the right location, and it will be evident that these adjustments are unaffected by any upward or downward movements oi' the arms 450, since the holders 454 that carry the lugs 466 swing with the arms in these directions. The members 426 provided with inclined faces 468 against which the upper is pressed by the toe wipers, so that these members also act as retarders and are wedged upwardly away from the insole by pressure of the wipers thereon in substantially the same manner as the member 424. It will be evident by reference to Fig. 21 that when the arm 328 is moved downwardly the member 424 is carried iirst into engagement with the insole, whereupon the spring 440 yields to permit the members 426 also to be carried into insoleengaging positions. The springs 456 then yield to permit the presser foot 326 to be pressed into iirm engagement with the insole by further downward movement of the arm 328. lt will be understood that the members 426 are located between the member 424 and the previously mentioned lasting straps 890 and control the insole substantially as far rearwardly as the portions of the shoe upon which the straps operate. Since the members 426 are controlled independently of the member 424, the wipers may begin to lift the member 424 from the insole without affecting the members 426 which remain in positions to hold the insole until the upper is wiped inwardly over the extreme edge of the insole by the portions of the wipers that are opposite these members. Insurance is thus afforded that the margin of the insole will be properly controlled all around the toe and also that the upper will be wiped tightly inward by the wipers at the sides of the toe as well as around the end of the toe.

Since the carriers 354 that support the toe band 368 are so mounted as to permit limited bodily lateral movement of the toe band, as previously described, the toe band is not adapted to position the toe portion of the last and shoe laterally with any very high degree of accuracy. The machine herein shown is accordingly provided with means which may be used with ,advantage under some conditions to determine more definitely the lateral position of the toe relatively to the toe wipers and relatively to the insole-controlling members carried by the arm 328 when these members are in operating positions. This means is shown in Figs. 16, 17 and 18 and comprises gage members 470 arranged to contact with the upper at the opposite sides of the toe end of the last, these members being supported on arms 472 of bell-crank levers 474 that are positioned over the toe wipers and are pivoted at 475 on brackets 476 secured on the top of the casing 356. The bellecrank levers 474 are connected by gear sectors 478 thereon for equalized swinging movements to position the gage members 470 at different distances from each other for shoes of different widths, and a spring 480 connected to one of the bell-crank levers tends to swing the levers in directions to separate the gage members from each other. Such swinging movement is adjustably limited by the end of a spindle 482 in contact with one of the arms 472, this spindle being threaded in of the toe.

' toe wipers.

* different styles or sizes.

a nut 484 which is `slidingly mounted in a socket in one of the brackets 476 and is backed up by a spring 486, a pin 488 being provided to limit movement of the nut 484 under the inuence of the sp-ring and also to prevent the nut from turning. The nut 484 is therefore normally stationary, and by turning the spindle 482 the levers 474 may be adjusted as required. The gage members 470 are positioned over the toe band 368 and are mounted to turn on pins 490 on the arms 472, shoulders 492 on the arms being arranged to limit downward turning movements of the members. Spring-controlled plungers 494 in the arms 472 are arranged to bear on inclined faces 496 on the gage members and thus to hold them normally in the positions determined by the shoulders 492. In case the shoe should contact with one or the other of the gage members when it is lifted by the shoe-removing mechanism after the completion of the lasting operations, the member thus engaged will be turned upwardly by the shoe against the resistance of the plunger 494, thus avoiding damage to the shoe. Thereafter the plunger serves to return the member immediately to its normal position. Ii the gage members should be adjusted somewhat too closely together, the spring 485 will yield and thus permit the members and i the arms 472 to be wedged farther apart by the shoe. In an organization of the character disclosed, in which the opposite side-lasting mechanisms are moved inwardly into engagement with the sides of the shoe prior to the downward movement of the shoe, this shoe-positioning means serves to insure against lateral displaceposition the forepart of the upper lengthwise y and angularly iny an accurately determined relation to the toe-lasting means, and for this purpose there may be utilized mechanism shown in Figs. 24 to 27, inclusive, this mechanism being arranged to occupy, in part, the position of the gaging mechanism shown in Fig. l5. For the purpose in view there are provided jig pins 498 arranged to extend laterally of the shoe and to enter jig holes previously provided in the marginal portion of the upper at the opposite sides The jig pins are mounted onbellcrank levers 500 which are pivoted at 502 on arms 503 of other bell-crank levers 504, the latter being pivoted at 506 on a cover plate 503 which is mounted on the casing 356 over the A part of each of the bell-crank levers 500 consists of a flat spring arm 510 which may be sprung upwardly away from the arm 503 by use of a knob 512 and carries a pin 514 arranged to enter any one of a number of holes 516 in the arm 503. Each lever 500 may accordingly be adjusted independently of the other wise of the shoe as required for determining accurately the proper positions of L uppers of The bell-crank levers'` 504 are connected together by gear sectors 518 for equalized swinging movements about their pivots 505 in paths substantially parallel to the P plane of the toe wipers, and their normal posi- 'l tions are Vadjustably determined by a screw 520 threaded in a xed bracket 522 and engaging an arm 524 on one of the levers. A spring 526 connected to an arm 523 on the other lever M holds the two levers yieldingly in the positions p.. fe y justed to vary the distance between the two jig pins 498 for shoes of different sizes.

It will be understood that the operator mounts the toe portion of the upper on the jig pins 498 in presenting the upper and last to the machine; and these jig pins must, of course, be withdrawn from the jig holes in the upperto permit the margin of the upper to be wiped inwardly over the insole by the toe wipers. In the construction herein shown there is provided means for withdrawing the jig pins from the upper by swinging movements of the bell-crank levers 504 prior to the actual starting of the power operation of the machine, but after the top `of the forepart of the upper has been clamped between' the last and the toe rest 334 by such tipping movement as the last receives byreason of the pressure of the heel band 52 against the heel end of the last when the slide 54 is moved toward the shoe by its operating spring. To understand the operation of this means it is necessary to refer to the fact that, as disclosed in the previously mentioned Letters Patent, the clutch through which the machine is operated by power is actuated or tripped to start the machine by swinging movement of the arm 328 (Fig. 1) about the axis of the two alined posts 330 and 332, the arm being maintained initially in an idle position at the rear of its operating position by a spring 530 (Figs. 24 and 25) which acts at one end on a collar 532 connected to the post 332 to turn therewith and is engaged at its other end by an adjustable abutment 534 on the frame of the machine. Extending 'through the spring 530 and pivotally connected to the collar 532 is a rod 536 which extends through an opening in the abutment 534. When 'the arm 328 is swung forwardly by the operator by means of the handle 442 the rod 536 is moved lengthwise by the turning of the collar 532 and by its movement operates a bell-crank lever-538 to lift a link 540 which corresponds to the link 932 shown in the previously mentioned Letters Patent and serves to trip the clutch; For withdrawing the jig pins 498 from the holes in the upper there is mounted on a rock shaft 542 supported by brackets 544 and 546 on the frame of the machine a lever arm 548 the-lower end of which is in the path of the rod 536, and also fast on the rock shaft is an arm 550 provided with a pin 552 arranged to act on a link 554 which is pivotally connected to the previously mentioned arm 528 of one of the bell-crank levers 504. Accordingly when the rod 536 receives its lengthwise movement by the swinging of the arm 323 it acts through the arm 548 and the other parts described to swing the two bell-crank levers 504 about their pivots 506 in the directions to withdraw the jig pins from the upper. A slot 556 in the link 554, through which the pin 552 extends, permits such movement of the link relatively to the arm 550 as to allow for adjustments of the levers 504 by the screw 520. By reference to Fig. 25 it will be observed that the lower end of the arm 548 is located between the end of the rod 535 and a screw 558 carried by the depending arm of the bell-crank lever 538, and accordingly clutch-tripping movement is imparted to the lever 538 through the arm 548.

Means is further provided for rendering the arm 328, when desired, ineiective to start the machine or to` trip the clutch by its forward swinging movement. This may be desirable in order to guard against accidental or unauthor- 

